SPECTATORS INJURED
FOOTBALL HITS YOUNG MAN SEVERE BRUISE NEAR HEART [from our own correspondent] "WHANGAREI, Saturday An unusual accident occurred at Rugby Park this afternoon, when a spectator, Mr. John Williams, a young man from Portland, was knocked over by the ball coming from the field of play, fausing a severe bruise on the left side near the heart. Mr. Williams was on the side-line watching the senior football game City v. Kia Toa when the ball was kicked from the field, striking him with great force and knocking him down. He was assisted from the field by two members of the St. John Ambulance and attended in the pavilion by Dr. D. F. Armstrong, of Hikurangi. He was subsequently able to return to his home and his condition is not serious. KNOCKED DOWN BY PLAYERS ONLOOKER. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL [from OUR OW r N correspondent] HAMILTON, Sunday While standing on the side-line during the progress of a League football match at Huntly yesterday, Mr. Will iam George Johnson, aged 53, of Ngaruawahia, was knocked over by two players who ran off the field. Mr. Johnsoil was injured in the leg, which it is believed was broken. Ho was admitted to the Waikato Hospital, where the injured limb will be Xrayed to-morrow.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22754, 14 June 1937, Page 8
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